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Sick Leave Due to Stress, What are the Costs for Dutch Employers?

Sjors Wolvetang, Johanna M. van Dongen, Erwin M. Speklé, Pieter Coenen, Frederieke Schaafsma

Researchers used records from a large Dutch occupational health service to measure how long sick leave for stress-related illnesses lasts and what it costs employers. They looked at 17,338 episodes of sick leave (from 16,676 employees) that started in 2015–2017 and ended by 2019. On average one episode lasted 101…

Employment and Welfare Studies Occupational Health and Safety Research Workplace Health and Well-being
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